They had the same right to become lawyers, doctors, soldiers and heroes as the white man had.

In this region, workingmen, whether farmers, mechanics or laborers, would always possess political power as the controlling majority of the voters.

I claimed that the Republican party was the natural home of workingmen, that its policy, as developed for thirty years, had advanced our industrial interests and diversified the employments of the people.

They were like husband and wife; they must settle their quarrels between them, but the law, if practicable, should provide a mode of adjustment.

It may be that the speech was impolitic, but, as I have not usually governed my speeches and conduct by the rule of policy, as distinguished from the rule of right, I do not care to commence now.

Is there no hope of persuasion of the southern people at large to see the justice of the demand for equal political rights?

I cannot see any reason why the Confederate cause, which was 'eternally wrong,' but bravely and honestly fought out, should be loaded down with the infamy of crimes which required no courage, committed long since the war, by politicians…

I can find some excuse for these atrocities in the strong prejudice of caste and race in the south, growing out of centuries of slavery, but I can find no excuse for any man of any party in the north, who is willing to submit to have his…

I do not desire the nomination, nor shall I encourage anyone to secure it for me until Ohio Republicans, who have conferred upon me the honors I have enjoyed, shall, with substantial unanimity, express their wish for my nomination.

I believe that is a true rule, and it ought to be exercised to promote harmony and good will and friendship among Republicans.

Now, my countrymen, again thanking you for this expression, I tell you with all frankness that I think more of your unanimous praise this day uttered than I do of the office of President of United States.

The construction of this railroad through the mountains is a marvel of engineering skill and well illustrates what the persistence and industry of man can accomplish.

The deep waters of Puget Sound will always offer to the industrious population of Washington ample and cheap means of transportation to the outside market, and I predict a great future for the state.

If they had free commercial intercourse with the United States, their farms, forests, and mines would become more valuable, but at the expense of the manufactures.

If the population of Mexico and Canada were homogenous with ours, the union of the three countries would make the whole the most powerful nation in the world.

With large cities growing up around us the farmer becomes a gardener, a demand is created for dairy products, for potatoes, and numerous articles of food which yield a greater profit.

In Germany, France and Italy they are now producing more sugar from beets than is produced in all the world from sugar cane.

It was useless to preach to these men that Providence directly controls the history of nations.

A good Presbyterian would find in our history evidence of the truth of his theory that all things are ordained beforehand.

I do reverently recognize in the history of our war, the hand of a superintending Providence that has guided our great nation from the beginning to this hour.

The same power which guided our fathers' fathers through the Revolutionary War, upheld the arms of the soldiers of the Union Army in the Civil War, and I trust that the same good Providence will guide our great nation in the years to come.

Our farmers ought constantly to diversity their crops and add to the number of their productions.

And so in mental culture, in the knowledge of chemistry, in granges and fairs, in books, magazines and pamphlets devoted to agriculture, the farmer of to-day has the means of information which lifts his occupation to the dignity of a…

The good order of society now rests upon the intelligence and conservatism of the farmers of the United States, for to them all classes must look for safety against the dogmas and doctrines that threaten the social fabric, and sacred…

There are but two great parties in this country, one or the other of which is to be put in power.